Helen Liptak
Helen Liptak taught middle school humanities for over 25 years at private schools in California and South Carolina. As well as developing IB Middle Years Program unit planners for drama, she designed and implemented challenging academic field studies curriculum. The Monserate Chapter of the DAR named her History Teacher of the Year for her work.
A published playwright, she has written, produced, and directed seventeen large cast shows combining, drama, history, geography, music, and art. Because she firmly believes in the educational value of drama, she has written numerous historical skits and readers’ theatre pieces for the classroom. Using plays with historical facts and subject matter teaches imagination, inspiration, and participation because students remember best when they are most involved and helping to create.
Mrs. Liptak has led workshops and written articles for the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and designed and supervised the construction of over fifteen award winning floats for the City of Temecula Electric Light Parade.
After being immersed in middle school culture for more years than she would care to mention, she now weaves her stories at home in South Carolina. She has written four books and numerous flash fiction pieces.
